Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Division of Samar
STA. MARGARITA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
School ID: 303629, Sta. Margarita, Samar
Pangalan:___________________________________ Baitang: ______________________________
Seksyon:____________________________________ Petsa: ________________________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN SCIENCE 8
Quarter 2 – Module 4:
The Philippine Areaof Responsibility
What I Need to Know
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Trace the PAR and the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility using a map and
tracking data.
What I Know
Instruction: For each item, choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your
notebook.
1. The Philippine Area of Responsibility is located in the Western part of the North ______
Ocean.
a. Indian b. Pacific c. Atlantic d. Arctic
2. The Philippines' national meteorological agency that monitors weather occurrences in the
country.
a. DOST b. PHILVOLCS c. PAGASA d. DENR
3. What is the (latest) typhoon that hits the Philippines last May 2020?
a. Ambo b. Agaton c. Pedro d. Yolanda
4. Typhoon Sendong moves in what direction based on the PAR?
a. North East b. South East c. North West d. South West
5. All of the following are the data needed in tracking a typhoon EXCEPT
a. Latitude b. Month c. Longitude d. Seconds
6. The Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is an area of the Earth's surface enclosing the all of the following
EXCEPT
a. Palau b. Taiwan c. Northern tip of Borneo d. China
7. Given the exact coordinates of the PAR (5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N 135°E and 5°N 135°E.),
which of the following could be found inside the PAR?
a. 6°N 122°E b. 26°N 115°E c. 3°N 122°E d. 11°N 154°E
8. Typhoon Sendong situated at 30°N 7°E, it is expected that Sendong is found _____
a. inside the PAR b. outside the PAR
c. right exactly at the PAR coordinates d. near the Pacific Ocean
9. Most of the typhoon that enters the PAR started at where part of the PAR?
a. North East b. South East c. North West d. South West
10. How many coordinates are needed to at least track the typhoon with validity?
a. more than 15 coordinates b. less than 15 coordinates
c. 15 coordinates d. it depends

Lesson 1: The Philippine Area of Responsibility

What’s In
Activity 1 – A Simple Recall
Instruction: Answer the following questions: Use separate paper for your answers.
1. What is PAR?
2. What is the importance of PAR?

What I Need to Know?

Objective: After doing all the activities, the students must be able to trace the path of
typhoons that enter the Philippine Area using a map or tracking data

What’s New?(Before tracking any typhoon, we must trace first the

PAR.)
Activity 2: Tracing the PAR

Instruction: Trace the PAR by plotting and connecting thepoints on the map below.

Points Latitude; Longitude

a 5°N, 115°E
b 15°N, 115°E
c 21°N, 120°E
d 25°N, 120°E
e 25°N, 135°E
f 5°N, 135°E

Figure 2. Map of the Philippines and vicinity

Source: https://dochub.com/eveliasadullo/BxL1we/m2-unit-2-g8

Q1. If a typhoon is located at 15°N, 138°E, is it within the PAR?

Q2. How about if the typhoon is at 19°N, 117°E, is it inside the PAR?

_______________________________________________
Let’s check it out!
Q1. Where did (Vongfong) Ambo form?
Q2. When did (Vongfong) Ambo enter the PAR?
Q3. When did (Vongfong) Ambo leave the PAR?
What Is It
Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
This is the lowest and inmost monitoring domain, whose boundary is closest to the archipelago. Exact
dimensions of this domain are the realm of the Western Pacific confined by imaginary lines connecting the
coordinates: 5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N 135°E and 5°N 135°E. The western boundary of the PAR
is closer to the coastline of the country than the eastern boundary. On the other hand, the eastern PAR
boundary is several hundred kilometers off from the closest coastline within the eastern a part of the country
and completely encloses the East Philippine Sea. Tropical Cyclones inside the PAR permits the issuance of
Severe Weather Bulletin, the very best level of cautioning information issued for tropical cyclones

Figure: The PAR

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_Philippine_typhoon_names

Typhoon Ambo
In the Northwest Pacific Basin, Typhoon Vongfong made landfall within the Philippines on May 14 around 12:15
PM standard time (0415 UTC), within the municipality of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar Province. Just after touching inland,
the typhoon carried 1-minute sustained winds of around 185 km/hr (115 mph), a category-3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale in
keeping with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).
Before entering the Philippines Sea north of Luzon, Vongfong (locally called Ambo) rendered important impacts in
numerous provinces within the country, including damaging winds, flooding and landslides. The Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA) issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal advisories up to level 3 (on a scale of 1 to
5), affecting several provinces within the country. As of May 18, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Council reported that 218,000 people were laid low with the event, while over 136,000 were evacuated. The typhoon left a
minimum of 5 dead, and quite 50 injured in line with media reports. Relief efforts are ongoing and it will take time to assess
the entire scope and severity of the event .
What I Have Learned
Activity 4 – Analyzing Tracked Path of Typhoon Agaton

1. In what direction did typhoon Agaton move on the picture above? _____________________________________
2. Did typhoon Agaton make landing on landmasses? __________________________________________________

Summary
The PAR is the tiniest and innermost monitoring domain, whose border is closest to
the archipelago. Its accurate scopes of this domain are the world of the Western Pacific
constrained by imaginary lines linking the coordinates: 5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E,
25°N 135°E and 5°N 135°E. The western boundary of the PAR is closer to the coastline of the
country than the eastern boundary. The eastern PAR boundary is several hundred kilometers
far from the closest coastline within the eastern a part of the country and completely encloses
the East Philippine Sea. Tropical Cyclones inside the PAR authorize the issuance of Severe
Weather Bulletin, the best level of cautionary information issued for tropical cyclones.

Assessment: Post-test
Instruction: For each item, choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your notebook.
1. What is the (latest) typhoon that hits the Philippines last May 2020?
a. Ambo b. Agaton c. Pedro d. Yolanda
2. Typhoon Sendong moves in what direction based on the PAR?
a. North East b. South East c. North West d. South West
3. The Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is an area of the Earth's surface enclosing the all of the following
except
a. Palau b. Taiwan c. Northern tip of Borneo d. China
4. Most of the typhoon that enters the PAR started at where part of the PAR?
a. North East b. South East c. North West d. South West
5. Given the exact coordinates of the PAR (5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N 135°E and 5°N 135°E.),
which of the following could be found inside the PAR?
a. 6°N 122°E b. 26°N 115°E c. 3°N 122°E d. 11°N 154°E
6. The Philippines Area of Responsibility is located in the Western part of the North ______ Ocean.
a. Indian b. Pacific c. Atlantic d. Arctic
7. Typhoon Sendong situated at 30°N 7°E, it is expected that Sendong is found _____
a. inside the PAR b. outside the PAR
c. right exactly at the PAR coordinates d. near the pacific ocean

8. The Philippines' national meteorological agency that monitors weather occurrences in the country.
a. DOST b. PHILVOLCS c. PAGASA d. DENR
9 How many coordinates are needed to at least track the typhoon with validity?
a. more than 15 coordinates b. less than 15 coordinates
c. 15 coordinates d. 3 coordinates
10. All of the following are the data needed in tracking a typhoon EXCEPT
a. Latitude b. Month c. Longitude d. Seconds

Prepared by:

MARIA CRISTINA C. DELMO

Science Teacher